Monthly Archives: June 2015
Get a Glimpse of Leto’s Joker in New Set Photos
We've seen some official releases of the characters, and some peeks from the production of Suicide Squad. Today brings us another glimpse of Jared Leto's Joker, as his costume peeks out from his Grim Reaper-like coat via Just Jared.
If his shiver-worthy look to camera is anything to go by, Leto might be doing some method acting here.
Take a Look at the Convention Center Before E3 Begins
It’s close to that most wonderful time of year. E3 is right around the corner and IGN has a sneak peek at the L.A. Convention Center before it will be filled wall to wall with people.
As you can see in the images below, games like Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Batman: Arkham Knight, and Uncharted 4 will have a major presence, with artwork big enough to cover the sides of buildings.
E3 takes place June 16-18 this year. As is tradition, Monday, June 15 is reserved for press conferences. Check here for IGN's E3 live stream schedule.
After our 30 minute pre-shows, here's when each press conference kicks off.
Poll Results: Daredevil is the Best Comic Book TV Series
Last week, we asked you guys to pick your favorite comic book TV show out of an assortment of choices ranging from The CW's Arrow, Flash, and iZombie to ABC's Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter to streaming shows like Marvel's Daredevil and Powers.
Daredevil: The Punisher Cast for Season 2
Well, the results are in and with nearly 70,000 votes cast Marvel's dark and gritty Daredevil series took the prize with just over a third of the pie.
All Future Halo Games Will Have Betas
In the wake of Halo: The Master Chief Collection's troubled launch, 343 Industries has confirmed it will have a beta for all future Halo games.
"There is so much we learned with the Halo 5 beta. There is actually stuff we took from our Master Chief Collection -- learnings that we were able to put into the
beta," studio head Bonnie Ross told Game Informer.
"Going forward, you will never see a Halo game coming out without a beta.
was obviously painful for our fans and for us. But it won't happen again," Ross added.
343 Industries is going to great lengths to ensure Halo 5: Guardians is successful, especially in the multiplayer space. In fact, the studio revealed just yesterday that all of the game's post-launch multiplayer maps will be free.
Chris Hemsworth Joins Ghostbusters Remake
Director Paul Feig and Sony have cast the first major male character in their female-driven Ghostbusters remake: Chris Hemsworth. Od’s beard, that’s Thor!
Feig tweeted a picture of Hemsworth describing the actor as “our receptionist.”
Our receptionist. #whoyougonnacall pic.twitter.com/wGTzs8KdUs
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) June 10, 2015
Hemsworth joins Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones in the film. Following the tweet, Variety reported that “the studio went to Hemsworth very early on in the process for one
Starz Renews Power for Season 3
After a record-setting second season premiere, Starz announced today a Season 3 pickup of Power, the New York-based drama starring Omari Hardwick.
Creator, executive producer and showrunner Courtney Kemp Agboh will return to the helm alongside executive producers Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Mark Canton, Randall Emmett and newly elevated Gary Lennon.
The second season premiere of Power brought in 1.43 million Live+SD viewers during its June 6th premiere airing, making it the most ever for a Starz Original series season premiere episode. More than 3.62 million Live+SD viewers watched the episode over the initial weekend, securing Power’s second season Starz premiere weekend as the most watched episode ever for a Starz Original series.
Bad Boys 3 Lining Up New Filmmaker
Sony has reportedly found the filmmaker they want to succeed Michael Bay on Bad Boys III.
The studio is said to be in "early talks" with Joe Carnahan (The Grey, Narc, Smokin' Aces, The A-Team) to do a quick rewrite of an earlier draft by David Guggenheim and also possibly direct the buddy cop sequel.
According to Deadline, "this is all moving quickly as the studio wants to have the movie for Will Smith to consider as his next slot after Suicide Squad."
50 Shades Screenwriter on Why She Won’t Watch It
You know you've had a rough time of it when you find solace in speaking to the man who gave the world serial killer Patrick Bateman.
Screenwriter Kelly Marcel recently appeared on American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis' podcast during which time she revealed the painful time she had working on the film version of Fifty Shades of Grey. (Ellis had unsuccessfully lobbied to adapt the book for the screen.) In fact, Marcel had such a lousy experience she's so far refused to see the movie.
Quicksilver Teased for X-Men: Apocalypse
Arguably the most memorable scene in X-Men: Days of Future Past, Quicksilver's comedic and artfully directed run through a kitchen full of gun-toting guards, left audiences wanting more.
Your wish is Bryan Singer's command.
The X-Men: Apocalypse director teased this image on Instagram today:
The caption under the image reads, "Just another day at the office. #Quicksilver #Xmen #XmenApocalypse"
We weren't sure if Quicksilver (played by Evan Peters in Days of Future Past) would make a return in Apocalypse, but this seems to answer that question in the best way possible.
Iron Man Is ‘Front and Center’ in All-New Marvel
Marvel has begun to shed light on what's coming after Secret Wars and what shape the "All-New, All-Different" Marvel Universe will take. Last week we learned that writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Marquez will be helming a relaunched Invincible Iron Man comic. While Tony Stark will still be Iron Man, he'll be given a new armor, a new supporting cast, new villains and a new status quo.
Marvel Announces New Invincible Iron Man Comic
Building on what was revealed at Special Edition NYCC this past weekend, Marvel held another "Next Big Thing" press call this afternoon that focused on the upcoming series. Both Bendis and Marquez were present, along with Executive Editor Tom Brevoort and Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. Marvel also revealed new concept art from Marquez, which we've included in the article below.